Baling-press



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MERRITT I. TUTTLE, OF MATIIER, VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMESI-I. PALMETER, OF CIIICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,624, dated April21, 1896.

Appltlon led August 16, 1894. Serial No. 520,450. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MERRITT I. TUTTLE, of Mather, in the county ofJuneau and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ealing-Presses; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying draw ings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to balingpresses of that character adapted forbaling bulky materials-such as hay, straw, cotton, and the likeand morespecifically relates to presses of the above character in which thecompression of the bale is effected through the medium of toggles.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a simple, powerful,and convenient press which may be readily and cheaply constructed frommaterials usually obtainable in any community and without the necessityof a regular manufacturing plant, while at the same time the efficiencyof the press is equal to that of much more elaborate and expensivemachines.

rIhe invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and will be readilyunderstood, reference being had to the appended drawings, in which-Figure l is a view in side elevation of a press embodying my invention,a part of one end of the baling-chamber being broken away in order toexpose the compression-head therein. Fig. 2 is a-central verticalsection of the same. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatical view of the actuatingmechanism of the press.

Referring to said drawings, A A designate the main longitudinal sleepersor `bottom frame-pieces; B B, lower end cross frame-` pieces; B2,intermediate lower cross -pieces, and C C end andintermediate uprightframepieces, respectively, the latter being substan-` tially twice theheight or length of the former. D and D designate middle and upperhorizontal frame-pieces extending the full length ofthe press andbetween the intermediate uprights C, respectively. E and E' designate,respectively, middleand upper cross-pieces.

lower corners of the press, which parts are subjected to the heavieststrain in the operation of the press, as will hereinafter appear, heavybolts II are extended diagonally through the timbers constituting thecorners, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l.

I is the baling box or chamber, superposed upon the timbers A betweenthe uprights C' C. As herein shown, the frame of said box is constructedof bottom cross-pieces i, notched or rabbeted at their ends, so as torest partly 7 5 between and partly upon the timbers A, side frame-piecesor uprights i', rabbeted at their lower ends, so as to rest both withinand upon the timbers A and suitably bolted to the latter, and topcross-straps 2 of iron. The frame 8o thus constructed is provided with aheavy, plank lining I. The upper side or cover of the box is maderemovable, the end portions t3 i3 being hinged at 421, so as to lift upfreely.

The central portions of the cover 5 i5 are .also 8 5 hinged, so as tolift up, but are adapted to be locked in closed position by means of thecross-straps i2, which latter are centrally pivoted upon the cover, soas to swing horizontally, and are provided at their ends with 9otransversely arranged open ended slots or yokes 726 i, which engagebeneath inverted- L-shaped heads 7, carried by the upper ends of theuprights', when swung, so as to lie directly across the box-cover.

The centralportion is of the sides, which form that portion of the boxwithin which the finished bale lies, `are also made to open, being forthis purpose constructed as follows: The uprights t" are omitted, and inlieu thereof iron standards i9 9, preferably of T shape incross-section, as shown, are provided, termi- IOO kIO

nating at their upper ends in inverted- L- shaped heads similar to thoseof the standards t and provided at their lower ends with transversepivot-apertures 10. Pivot pins or bolts t extend through thesepivot-apertures and the adjacent cross bottom pieces if, whereby theside sections i8 are pivotally secured, so that they may be dropped downoutwardly into the same plane with the bottom of the box:

A compression head or plunger J is provided in each end of thebaling-chamber I, these heads being actuated so as to travel toward eachother simultaneously and form the bale at the center of the chamber. Thecompression-heads J are herein shown as constructed of timbers framedtogether, so as to be relatively light, but could obviously be madesolid, if desired or more convenient. Means for actuating saidcompression-heads are provided as follows: K K designate togglescomprising links or joined members k 7o', arranged at each end of thepress to act on the compression-heads J J of their respective ends. Theouter ends of the links 7o are pivotally secured to thecompression-heads,while the outer ends of the links 7a' are pivotallysecured to the cross-timbers B', at points preferably in the samehorizontal plane with the pivotal points of the other ends of thetoggles, by means of suitable bearings k2 k2, securely bolted to saidframe. The combined length of the links 7c and 7o' of each toggle issuch as, when said links are brought into horizontal alinement, to carrytheir respective compression-heads to within.the proper distance of eachother to form a bale of the desired length between them, and when fullyretracted, as shown in the drawings, will preferably stand at an anglewith each other somewhat less than a right angle. In order to lessenfriction due to downward pressure eX- erted on said compression-heads bythe toggles during the first part of the instroke of the heads, thelatter are provided with antifriction carrying-rollers j, which rollupon the bottom of the baling-chamber.

In order to actuate the toggles K K in the manner hereinbeforedescribed, a second jointed toggle K' is provided at each end, arrangedto act upon the toggles K, said toggle K being preferably, and as hereinshown, formed of links k3 7a4, exactly similar to those of the togglesK. One end of each of the links 7a3 is pivotally secured to the joint ofthe respective toggles K, while the outer ends of the links 7a4 arepivotally secured to cross timbers D2 near the upper ends of theuprights C' at a point distant from the horizontal plane of the lowertoggles K equal to the combined length'of the links 7a3 7c", so thatwhen the toggles Kare straightened into vertical position the toggles Kwill also be straightened into horizontal alinement. Guides K2 areprovided on the inner sides of the horizontal timbers D, which retainthe toggles in central vertical alinement.

'Any suitable means may be employed for actuating the toggles K; butpreferably, and

as herein shown, such means comprise blocks and tackles L L, secured tothe joints of the toggles K and trained over a drum M, so located as toact on the toggles when flexed outwardly to straighten the latter. Asherein shown, said drum M is mounted transversely upon the centralportions of timbers D, said timbers being suitably braced from thecross-braces G G above to resist the strain coming on them through thedrum. The blocks and tackles herein shown each comprise but a singlemultiplyingpulley Z, secured to the timber D near the drum M; butobviously more could be employed, if desired or necessary.

In order to draw back the toggles K and K', and thereby retract thecompression-heads, a second pair of pulleys L L is provided, which areconveniently supported from frames N at each end of the press, formed byvertical standards n n, extending up from the standards C, andhorizontal pieces n a', extending back from the uprights C', the twoside frames thus formed being joined by a cross-bar n2, from which thepulleys L are suspended. Ropes Z', connected with the joints of therespective toggles K K', are trained through these pulleys L and fromthence around a second drum M', mounted above the drum M. Both of thedrums M and M maybe actuated in any suitable manner either by means of ahand-crank or by power through the medium of a belt-pulley or gearing.

The operation of the device thus constructed is as follows: Thecompression-heads being in retracted position the hinged sections of thecover of the baling-chamber are lifted up and hay or other materialthrow-n into the chamber. The covers are then closed, the centralsections being locked by means of the pivoted bars thereon and the drumM actuated to straighten the toggles and thus form the bale. It will benoted that each end section of the cover is hinged freely, so that itmay rise to permit the lower end of the toggle-link 7o to enter thechamber. The drum M is now actuated to withdraw the compression-heads,the drum M being of course permitted to unwind. Once lling the chamberwill ordinarily make a complete bale; but these actions may be repeatedas often as is necessary to produce a bale of any required compactness,after which the bale is tied, the hinged sides dropped down, and thebale removed.

It will be obvious from the above description that a press thusconstructed is capable of very efficient work, and I have found inpractice that the use of two compression-heads acting against each otherproduces a bale of greater compactness and better than can be producedwith an equal number of movements where a single compression-head isused I claim as my invention A baling-press comprising a pair of longi-IOO IIO

tudinally-arranged, horizontal, bed-timbers, upright frame-piecessecured one at each end of each bed-timber, a pair of upper horizontalframe-pieces secured to said uprights parallel with the bed-timbers, asecond set of uprights secured to the bed-timbers at pointsapproximately interinediate between each end upright and the center ofthe presseframe and extending some distance above the upper longitudinalframe-pieces, a pair of upper longitudinal frame-pieces extendingbetween the upper ends of said intermediate uprights, cross-bracesextending diagonally across the rectangle thus formed between said pairsof upper longitudinal frame-pieces, a balingchamber arrangedlongitudinally upon the bed-timbers between the intermediate up rights,reciprocatory compression-heads arranged in each end of saidbaling-chamber, means for actuating said compression-heads comprisingtwo jointed toggles at each end of said press, one of which toggles actson the compression-head at one of its ends, is secured against the endupright at its other end and is adapted to be straightened into ahorizontal position parallel with the plane of travel of thecompression-head, and the other of which toggles acts at one of its endson the firstmentioned toggle, is secured at its other end to the upperpart of said intermediate upright, and is adapted to be straightenedinto a position perpendicular to the plane of travel of saidcompression-head, and means for straightening each of said togglessimultaneously, comprising a block and tackle .attached to the centralportion of each of said upper toggles, the other ends of said tacklesbeing trained around a common drum, Whereby the compression-heads areactuated to compress the bale from opposite ends simultaneously,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I afiix mysignature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

MERRITT I. TUTTLE.

Witnesses F. W. HALL, II. B. TUTTLE.

